There are two things I know to be true. One, I love a challenge. (Perhaps you remember my daily plank practice?) And two, I hate failing. When the opportunity to partake in a flexibility challenge ...

When a move is called the World’s Greatest Stretch, it really has to produce the goods, so it’s fortunate that the World’s Greatest Stretch really is one that everyone should be doing, because it ...

With all the things we do to work towards our health goals — walking, strength, cardio workouts — stretching often gets put on the back burner. Stretching feels good, so it's easy to think that it can ...

Let me hit you with a very controversial health statement: Stretching is just as important, if not more important, than your workout. Okay, that might not seem controversial, but you would think so ...

When your nervous system is on high alert, it signals to your body that your muscles shouldn’t relax, so you can’t sink into ...

From the stretch routines for morning, noon, and night, to the ones that target specific body parts, we've got you covered. Still, it’s easy to ignore stretching in our hyper-optimized world. Does it ...

"I can’t even begin to explain how important stretching is—not just as a gymnast, but as a human being," says Douglas. "It's about more than just being flexible—it's really about becoming better at ...

For professional golfers, warming up is an essential piece of tournament prep — especially as you get older. Just ask 53-year-old Phil Mickelson, who admitted that his pre-round routine has become ...

My hips tend to be a problem area. They’re stiff and tight, and my range of motion is poor even though I stretch regularly. This TikTok post by physical therapy student Mircea Gavrila caught my ...

We’ve all had those moments when we’re running late and are at risk of missing our tee time. After weaving through traffic and rolling up to the first tee box out of breath and anxious about the round ...